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Review Quotes: "With scholarship rather than machismo, intelligence rather than bluster, gets to the heart of the Stooges' lortuous and lonely road to Raw Power: one of the greatest albums ever made." --Jon Savage, author of "England's Dreaming: Sex Pistols and Punk Rock"Biographical Note: Michael S. Begnal is associate professor of English at Ball State University, Indiana. His previous books include The Music and Noise of the Stooges, 1967-71. Review Quotes: "A kaleidoscopic study that crisscrosses and brilliantly illuminates the Stooges' second act. Begnal brings together the methodology of a scholar with the enthusiasm and knowledge of a lifelong fan. Death Trip will enthrall, inform, and entertain diehard and casual devotees alike as it elucidates, through the story of Raw Power, the lost history of punk before the Ramones and the Sex Pistols."--Peter Stanfield, author of "The Yardbirds" Review Quotes: "As Begnal shows in this focused study, Raw Power captures a band caught between competing impulses toward recognition and toward self-destruction. Drawing on interviews (including recent conversations with Williamson), archival sources, and cultural theory, Begnal places the album within the broader disillusionment of the post-sixties era and the circumstances that sparked punk rock's emergence as a genre. . . . For fans of punk history and music studies, Begnal makes a persuasive case for Raw Power as a foundational work." -- "Booklist"Review Quotes: "Fans of Iggy and the Stooges, as well as general rock history enthusiasts, will appreciate this insight into an iconic album and band." -- "Library Journal"Review Quotes: "Scholarly, overflowing with detail, supremely well researched and written with genuine enthusiasm and an impressive depth of historical insight, Death Trip documents The Stooges' journey from post-Elektra dead end oblivion to their miraculous resurrection as Iggy & The Stooges in London in the summer of 1972. . . . Anyone who considers Raw Power to be one of the defining albums of the '70s and the savage harbinger of the sound and attitude of punk needs this book." -- "Shindig!"Review Citations:
Contributor Bio:Begnal, Michael S |
